Everest Expedition
DURATION61 Days | ACTIVITYExpedition | MAX ALTITUDE8848 m. | TRIP GRADEDifficult |
GROUP SIZEMin. 1-15 Pax. | AccommodationTea House and camping | TRANSPORTFlight | BEST SEASONN/A |
Overview
Mount Everest bordered Nepal and China at 27.988121°N latitude and 86.924975°E longitude. Everest expeditions are possible from both Nepal and China. It is the highest peak in the world and overwhelmed the challenging route to the summit, 8848.46 m.
Expedition Mount Everest dates from May 29, 1953, to the present and will continue further. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Shera were the first men and Junko Tabei was the first woman in the world to summit Mt. Everest. Similarly, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepali woman to reach the Everest summit. After these climbers successfully took the summit steps, different people trained themselves and started following their path. Altogether, 7,264 people had successfully summited Everest from Nepal until July 2024. Yearly, around 800 people summit Mount Everest, contributing to a new record and earning the title of mountaineer.
How to climb Mount Everest?
Climbing Mount Everest has several challenges and risks, but proper preparation, counseling, and the best mountaineering guide make you successful. We should have the best experience, patience, discipline, and strong determination to reach the top of Mount Everest. Returning to the base camp from the summit includes adversity. Thus, you should be careful about every step on the mountain.
You will climb Mount Everest through the prepared route guided by Sherpa. The expedition begins after the Everest Base camp trek. The team reaches the EBC and begins the expedition, following the guidelines. The special clothing, climbing tools and their use, bravery, activeness, and mutual help between the team members are most important to climbing mountains. It takes around 45 days to climb Everest and return to Everest base camp.
Mount Everest Expedition highlight
- Climbing the highest peak in the world
- Amazing view of Lhotse, Nuptse, Changtse, Khumbutse, and many more peaks of Mahalangur range from Mount Everest
- 45 days on the mountain
- 12-day Everest base camp trek
- Sherpa villages and their hospitality
- thrilling flight to Lukla
Everest Expedition Itinerary
The foremost start of the expedition is the arrival in Nepal. Our team will welcome climbers to Kathmandu. You can take a rest and enjoy the best accommodations after your arrival. You will meet your guide and get a briefing on trekking and expeditions in the evening. We will have a welcome dinner in a cultural restaurant.
All climbers will check their gear and buy the essentials required for trekking and expeditions. After leaving Kathmandu, purchasing goods will be expensive. Yes, we can buy gear in Namche as well, but the rate will be high.
We will have a Lukla flight either from Kathmandu or from Ramechap. The mountain flight to Lukla is a great to view the amazing landscape of eastern Nepal. Trevelling to Lukla will be via flight. It takes around 30 minutes to reach Lukla from Kathmandu. Similarly, it takes only 20 minutes for a Manthali-Lukla flight. After reaching the gateway to Everest (Lukla), we will meet our Sherpa team and experts for climbing Everest. The entire team will have breakfast and start trekking to reach Phakding. It takes around 4 hours to reach Phakding. The bank of Dudkoshi, forest trials, and villages are major components of this trekking route.
Note:
Lukla flight occurs from Kathmandu in the off season and the flight takes place from Manthali in peak season. It takes 3,4 hours to drive from Kathmandu to Manthali airport in Ramchap,
Highlights
- Amazing flight to Lukla
- 4 hours trekking
- Sherpa villages, tea houses, mane and Chorten
- Bank of Dudh Koshi, suspension bridges and forest
- Overnight in Phakding at 2610 m
The trek to Namche Bazaar is moderately more difficult than Lukla to Phakding. We should gain an elevation of 3440 m to reach Namche. It takes 6.7 hours to trek from Phakding to Namche. We will take a Sagarmatha national park permit in Monjo village, enjoy lunch, and continue the trekking.
Major activity
- 1170 m elevation gain from Phakding
- 6–7 hours of walking on downhills and uphills
- Suspension bridge, Pine Forest, Jhorsale and Monjo village
- Overnight in Himalayan Thamel, Namche Bazzar, at 3440 m
Altitude gain results in difficult body conditions, therefore, we should take rest to become habitual with elevation gain. We will hike to Khumjung village for amazing views of Mount Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Manaslu, and many more peaks in the Mahalangur range.
Highlights of the day
- Hiking to Khumjung village
- Tasting local food and tea
- Panoramic view of Mahalangur range with Mount Everest
- Overnight in Namche
After having breakfast, we will start our trek to Tengboche. Trekking from Namche to Tengboche is the easiest route in Everest region. You can enjoy the enormous beauty of Himalayan range, Monasteries and Gumba. Visiting Tengboche Monastery blessed you with positive energy.
Today’s highlight
- 420 m elevation gain
- 5,6 hours trekking from Namche to Tengboche
- Amazing view of Mount Everest and other Peaks of Mahalangur range
- Vist Tengboche Monastery, built in 1916 AD
- Accomodation in Tengboche at 3860 m
Tengboche to Dingboche trekking is a moderate trek. We should not walk faster to avoid altitude sickness and tiredness. Walking slowly is the most preferred way to be protected from headache. You can enjoy the dry landscape and mountain view with every steps elevation gain.
Highlight
- Trekking for 6 hours
- 550 m elevation gain from Tengboche to Dingboche
- Amazing view of Mountains
- Yak Kharka and pastures
- Accomodation in Dingboche at 4410 m
We will rest and try to adjust to the changing atmospheric conditions with increasing elevation. Day hike to Nagarjun Peak and relax in Dingboche. Rest is important to acclimatize the body. We will gain elevation at Nagarjun Peak and return to the tea house for a night..
Day activity
- Acclimatize in Dingboche
- Day hike to Nagarjuna peak at 5089 m
- Amazing view of snowcapped mountains
- Visiting Dingboche valley
The trek to Lobuche begins after breakfast in Dingboche. The reduced vegetation, rocky trail, rivers, and wooden bridges are the major attractions of the trekking route to Lobuche.
Highlights
- 140 m elevation gain from Dingboche to Lobuche
- Accommodation in Lobuche at 4949 m
- Rivers, springsand wooden bridges
- Pasture and reduced vegetation
It takes 3–4 hours to reach Gorekshep from Lobuche. The trekking route encompasses rocky trails, moraines and dry landscape. Gorekshep is the last village providing accommodation during Everest Expedition.
Today’s fact
- 211 m elevation gain
- Accommodation in Gorekshep at 5160 m
- Amazing view of Mount Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam
The trek from Gorekshep to Everest Basecamp is the last day of trekking before the Everest Expedition. It takes only 2 hours to reach base camp from Gorekshep. Climbers should stay in base camp and be prepared for climbing Mount Everest.
Things to Know
- Preparation for Everest expedition
- Camping on base camp at 5364 m above sea level
- Food prepared in camp
Climbing Mount Everest takes around 45 days from base camp to base camp. The weather condition and your health are the main factors determining the climbing duration. Acclimatizing the body by gaining altitude and returning to the lower camp is the main strategy for climbing Mount Everest successfully.
Climbing from EBC to Camp I takes around 3–4 hours. After reaching camp I at 6100 m, climbers will set up camp and remain prepared for camp II expedition at 6750 m. We will stay in Camp I until the best weather. Camp II takes around 7–8 hours climbing. Climbers will pass the ice blocks, crevices and snow-covered slopes with the help of rope and ladder, following the expert, Sherpa. The prepared camp will be there for all climbers. Climbing Everest Camp II to Camp III at 7100 m is more challenging. It takes 3–4 hours to reach camp III from camp II. Climbing to a higher elevation and returning down continues until you become comfortable with the raising elevation. Expedition to Everest summit occur from Camp III. We should pass the death zone at 8000 m, where oxygen level is too low to support life. We must use oxygen bottles and we must be very careful. After reaching the summit, we will spend a few minutes on the highest peak of the world and return to camp III. Returning to lower camp is also of high risk, everyone should be patient with changing weather and descend only on good weather conditions. The expedition is completed after reaching base camp.
Note: The expedition period extends or decreases based on weather conditions. We should always wait for good timing, to ascend or descend from the highest peaks and camps.
Highlights
Mount Everest Expedition period: around 43 days
Climbing the highest peak in the world
Achieving the highest elevation of the world, 8848.86 m above sea level
Accommodation in Everest base camp, Camp I, Camp II and Camp III
Passing the death zone at 8000 m above sea level
Experience the Life in Everest
All the team members will pack the plastics and metal waste produced by them, clean up their area before leaving base camp. We will trek to Gorekshep and continue towards Dingboche, following the same trial
After having breakfast in Dingboche, we will trek toward Namche. It takes around 7 hours to complete the route to Namche.
The whole team will take a rest and celebrate the success of expedition Everest in Namche.
Trekking to Lukla is the final day in Everest region. It takes around 6 hours to reach Lukla from Namche.
We will reach Lukla airport depending on our flight time. It takes around 30 minutes to reach Kathmandu. The flight may occur to Manthali airport depending on air traffic. After reaching Kathmandu, we will celebrate the completion of expedition Everest and receive a certificate of honor.
Finally, we will drop you at the airport depending on your flight time. The amazing trekking to Nepal and expedition Everest completes with your departure.
Everest Expedition Cost and Date
Everest Expedition Cost and Date is provided in the checklist below to plan your holiday trip. Confirm your booking with us. We are flexible for customizing the trip. Contact us for your queries.
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FAQs
Days in the Everest expedition cannot be fixed because changing weather can prolong the expedition period. It takes 45 days to climb Mount Everest on average. The days can be shorter than 45 days in good weather conditions.
Climbing Mount Everest requires experience, strong determination, and discipline. Climbers should follow the guidance and should only use the preferred route prepared by expert Sherpa.
Climbing Mount Everest is moderately hard and technical. It is challenging to reach the highest summit in the world. Climbers should pass the death zone, should climb higher elevations, and descend to acclimate to decreasing air pressure.
It takes around 20 days to climb Mount Everest, but we need 11 days before starting the expedition. It takes 11 days to reach Everest Base Camp from Lukla. Around 15 days is required for returning to Base camp from summit and trek down to Lukla.
Mount Everest Expedition cost is 41000 USD. The cost includes the Everest Expedition permit cost, accommodation, food, oxygen, Lukla flight fare, EBC trekking cost and guide and porter charges.
Everest expedition is expensive due to high Everest permit, long climbing duration, oxygen supply, camping for long time and expensive salary for expert climber and porters.
It takes 2 months to climb Everest because we should climb to high elevation and return to lower elevation repeatedly. Climbers should not attempt higher elevation in bad weather. Thus acclimatizing and waiting a good weather is main reason behind long duration for climbing Everest. We need 14 days to reach Everest base camp and return to Lukla.
Everest Expedition is climbing the highest mountain in the world. Achieving the highest elevation in the world is really the greatest achievement that everyone could not get. We should live around two months on the mountain and struggle with snow bite, coldest temperature, hardest wind and many challenges.
Expedition Everest doesn’t go in the rain because the low temperature results in snow fall rather than rain on Everest. We should wait for good weather during the expedition. Climbing during bad weather may cause death of climbers.
The death zone in Everest is the region above 26000 feet/ 79240.8 (79240.8 m). It lies between Everest camp IV and Everest summit. Climbers could not acclimatize in death zone; therefore, they will go back to camp three after reaching death zone. The process is repeated until they can acclimatize. Death zone is region without oxygen. Supplementary oxygen is required for breathing in death zone. If the oxygen is lacking, then there is high chance of death.
No, it doesn’t take three months to climb Mount Everest. The maximum time to complete an expedition of Mt. Everest is two months.
There is no limitation in time for climbing Everest. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa was the first Nepali man who has created the record by climbing Everest within 10 hours and 56 minutes in 2003 AD. Similarly, Phunjo Lama has created the record of fastest female to climb Mt. Everest within 24 hour and 26 minutes.
The best time for Mount Everest expedition is March, April, May, September, October and November. Best time of trekking and expedition is non other than spring and autumn. You can get good weather conditions during these months for both trekking and mountain climbing.
Yes, going upside and down is highly recommended in Everest Expedition. Going upside and coming down is recommended for acclimating to higher altitude. It prevent altitude sickness and help to adjust body with changing atmospheric conditions.
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